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~anthropic/claude-sonnet-latest · winner B · 6:4 · permalink

B is a focused, self-contained algorithmic improvement to pair selection with clear rationale and new targeted tests validating the new tie-break logic, directly improving ranking quality. A is a large, sprawling URL-scheme refactor that collapses room routes from `/r/{short}/{slug}` to `/r/{short}{slug}` (arguably a regression in URL readability) plus unrelated YouTube normalization and hashing-contract tests, touching many files/tests for what is largely a cosmetic/format change with mixed value.

~x-ai/grok-latest · winner B · 2:3 · permalink

B improves core ranking behavior in `pair.rs` with clearer bridge sub-priorities (merge established → attach isolate → isolate pairs) and adjacent rank-zip refinement once the pool is connected, backed by targeted tests. A is largely a wide route/URL-scheme rename (`/r/{short}/{slug}` → `/r/{short}{slug}`) plus helpers; its real design add (YouTube/query identity normalization) is useful but secondary to mechanical path churn across server, tests, and fixtures.

openai/gpt-chat-latest · winner A · 3:2 · permalink

Side A introduces a durable URL-routing refactor by centralizing room path encoding/decoding (`room_route_segment`/`room_id_from_route_segment`), updating all route handlers and URL builders to use a single `{short}{slug}` segment, replacing duplicated string-splitting logic, and adding URL normalization utilities and tests for canonical external identities. Side B meaningfully improves vote-pair selection by adding more nuanced bridge priorities and rank-based refinement with supporting tests, but its impact is confined to one subsystem, whereas Side A establishes shared infrastructure used across routing, link generation, canonicalization, and tests.

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A — c_45dfa34511fe (tommy-mor)

message

[5ca518f6] url refactor

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diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 67a09a3b54f778fa7e857fdd589c3ed9c92e1322..ad7e4fe6d4ba2f2b033916194c1ef1ed873f1d46 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1757,6 +1757,7 @@ name = "slug-types"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
+ "url",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2272,6 +2273,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "idna",
  "percent-encoding",
  "serde",
+ "serde_derive",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/server/src/api/ui_html.rs b/server/src/api/ui_html.rs
index 606f7d6f97a4428efb90d1e0d544934c861fc4c5..cd3e0f0afd972d9ad9e7e4b92c5fa4c22bb8f620 100644
--- a/server/src/api/ui_html.rs
+++ b/server/src/api/ui_html.rs
@@ -270,10 +270,10 @@ fn post_redirect_location(room: &str, thread_tag: &str) -> String {
         format!("/t/{tag}")
     } else {
         let room = room.trim();
-        let Some((a, b)) = room.split_once('/') else {
+        let Some(seg) = slug_types::room_route_segment(room) else {
             return "/".to_string();
         };
-        format!("/r/{a}/{b}/t/{tag}")
+        format!("/r/{seg}/t/{tag}")
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/server/src/api/write_actor.rs b/server/src/api/write_actor.rs
index cb78d2f3f95b1bc163c1fb064d1d5f657e18000f..f9c3b8bd3fbf8fcb9c035e1a1572fef0b08fa8a9 100644
--- a/server/src/api/write_actor.rs
+++ b/server/src/api/write_actor.rs
@@ -19,13 +19,15 @@ use crate::{
 use super::auth::{issue_token_for_user, verify_token};
 use super::helpers::{now_ms, resolve_item};
 use super::validate::{normalize_room_and_thread, validate_ingest_document};
-use slug_types::RpcResult;
+use slug_types::{room_route_segment, RpcResult, ROOM_SHORT_ID_LEN};
 
 fn gen_short_id() -> String {
     use rand::Rng;
     const ALPHABET: &[u8] = b"0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";
     let mut rng = rand::thread_rng();
-    (0..7).map(|_| ALPHABET[rng.gen_range(0..ALPHABET.len())] as char).collect()
+    (0..ROOM_SHORT_ID_LEN)
+        .map(|_| ALPHABET[rng.gen_range(0..ALPHABET.len())] as char)
+        .collect()
 }
 
 fn parse_capability(s: &str) -> Result<crate::events::ThreadCapability, String> {
@@ -55,8 +57,8 @@ async fn broadcast_web_refresh(state: &AppState, room_key: &str, thread_id: &str
     let feed_id = if room_key == "public" { "thread-feed" } else { "room-thread-feed" };
     let thread_url = if room_key == "public" {
         format!("/t/{thread_id}")
-    } else if let Some((short, slug)) = room_key.split_once('/') {
-        format!("/r/{short}/{slug}/t/{thread_id}")
+    } else if let Some(seg) = room_route_segment(room_key) {
+        format!("/r/{seg}/t/{thread_id}")
     } else {
         format!("/t/{thread_id}")
     };
@@ -78,8 +80,8 @@ async fn broadcast_web_refresh(state: &AppState, room_key: &str, thread_id: &str
     let js = builder.build();
     let mut path_prefixes = vec![if room_key == "public" {
         "/".to_string()
-    } else if let Some((short, slug)) = room_key.split_once('/') {
-        format!("/r/{short}/{slug}")
+    } else if let Some(seg) = room_route_segment(room_key) {
+        format!("/r/{seg}")
     } else {
         "/".to_string()
     }];
diff --git a/server/src/html/forum/nav.rs b/server/src/html/forum/nav.rs
index 0ee33d91160fc5542817b5e3e9ab4fee1d0e600f..48fe11e46731670874ff8b6b05baa6f09ae0b7e4 100644
--- a/server/src/html/forum/nav.rs
+++ b/server/src/html/forum/nav.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 use crate::canonical_path::canonicalize_item;
 use crate::reducer::ScopeId;
+use slug_types::room_route_segment;
 
-/// URL helpers for public `/t/…` and private room threads `/r/{short}/{slug}/t/…`.
+/// URL helpers for public `/t/…` and private room threads `/r/{short}{slug}/t/…`.
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct ThreadNav {
     pub room_wire: String,
@@ -22,18 +23,15 @@ impl ThreadNav {
         }
     }
 
-    /// `room_id` wire form `shortid/slug`.
+    /// `room_id` wire form `shortid/slug` (HTTP uses [`slug_types::room_route_segment`]).
     pub(crate) fn from_room_id(room_id: &str) -> Option<Self> {
-        let (short, slug) = room_id.split_once('/')?;
-        if short.is_empty() || slug.is_empty() {
-            return None;
-        }
+        let room_seg = room_route_segment(room_id)?;
         Some(Self {
             room_wire: room_id.to_string(),
             scope: ScopeId::Room(room_id.to_string()),
-            room_path: format!("/r/{short}/{slug}"),
-            thread_path_prefix: format!("/r/{short}/{slug}/t"),
-            garden_path_prefix: format!("/r/{short}/{slug}/~"),
+            room_path: format!("/r/{room_seg}"),
+            thread_path_prefix: format!("/r/{room_seg}/t"),
+            garden_path_prefix: format!("/r/{room_seg}/~"),
         })
     }
 
diff --git a/server/src/html/forum/post_single.rs b/server/src/html/forum/post_single.rs
index c316f8f836df9d4ef9c05ebd9e54f699540e6d72..473747b3da3d4d7a54b5e0c63165d2533df643e1 100644
--- a/server/src/html/forum/post_single.rs
+++ b/server/src/html/forum/post_single.rs
@@ -93,12 +93,14 @@ pub async fn thread_post_view(
 
 pub async fn room_thread_post_view(
     State(state): State<AppState>,
-    Path((room_short, room_slug, tag, index_str)): Path<(String, String, String, String)>,
+    Path((room_key, tag, index_str)): Path<(String, String, String)>,
     headers: HeaderMap,
     jar: CookieJar,
     uri: Uri,
 ) -> impl IntoResponse {
-    let room_id = format!("{room_short}/{room_slug}");
+    let Some(room_id) = slug_types::room_id_from_route_segment(&room_key) else {
+        return (StatusCode::NOT_FOUND, "bad room path").into_response();
+    };
     let reduced = state.reduced.read().await;
     let user = optional_principal(&headers, &jar, &reduced);
     if !user_can_view_room(&reduced, &room_id, user.as_deref()) {
diff --git a/server/src/html/forum/views.rs b/server/src/html/forum/views.rs
index be5df1745ef580891a167c23c3dd6c06f804f295..1ec421f84335cbfe7f9db775b73a8ed24b197174 100644
--- a/server/src/html/forum/views.rs
+++ b/server/src/html/forum/views.rs
@@ -183,16 +183,18 @@ pub async fn thread_view(
     thread_view_inner(state, tag, q, ThreadNav::public(), headers, jar, uri).await
 }
 
-/// Room thread — `/r/:short/:slug/t/:tag`
+/// Room thread — `/r/:room_key/t/:tag` (`room_key` = `{short}{slug}`).
 pub async fn room_thread_view(
     State(state): State<AppState>,
-    Path((room_short, room_slug, tag)): Path<(String, String, String)>,
+    Path((room_key, tag)): Path<(String, String)>,
     Query(q): Query<ThreadViewQuery>,
     headers: HeaderMap,
     jar: CookieJar,
     uri: Uri,
 ) -> impl IntoResponse {
-    let room_id = format!("{room_short}/{room_slug}");
+    let Some(room_id) = slug_types::room_id_from_route_segment(&room_key) else {
+        return (StatusCode::NOT_FOUND, "bad room path").into_response();
+    };
     let reduced = state.reduced.read().await;
     let user = optional_principal(&headers, &jar, &reduced);
     if !user_can_view_room(&reduced, &room_id, user.as_deref()) {
@@ -226,15 +228,17 @@ pub(super) fn room_not_found_page(jar: &CookieJar, uri: &Uri) -> impl IntoRespon
     (StatusCode::NOT_FOUND, Html(page.into_string()))
 }
 
-/// Private room index — `/r/:short/:slug`
+/// Private room index — `/r/:room_key`
 pub async fn room_page(
     State(state): State<AppState>,
-    Path((room_short, room_slug)): Path<(String, String)>,
+    Path(room_key): Path<String>,
     headers: HeaderMap,
     jar: CookieJar,
     uri: Uri,
 ) -> impl IntoResponse {
-    let room_id = format!("{room_short}/{room_slug}");
+    let Some(room_id) = slug_types::room_id_from_route_segment(&room_key) else {
+        return (StatusCode::NOT_FOUND, "room not found").into_response();
+    };
     let now = now_ms();
     let reduced = state.reduced.read().await;
     if !reduced.rooms.contains(&room_id) {
@@ -266,7 +270,10 @@ pub async fn room_page(
     let audit_cli = format!("npx slugsocial private {room_id} audit");
     drop(reduced);
 
-    let slug_display = room_slug.as_str();
+    let slug_display = room_id
+        .split_once('/')
+        .map(|(_, slug)| slug)
+        .unwrap_or(room_id.as_str());
     let page = layout(
         &format!("room {slug_display} — slug.social"),
         "view-thread",
diff --git a/server/src/html/garden.rs b/server/src/html/garden.rs
index 423f23fd8c9ad7b7f454d6ea7a9a7607a4c9c5b9..e615dd356bcf634232d85610c0a26235ead125fd 100644
--- a/server/src/html/garden.rs
+++ b/server/src/html/garden.rs
@@ -309,12 +309,14 @@ pub async fn external_ontology_path(
 
 pub async fn room_garden_index(
     State(state): State<AppState>,
-    Path((room_short, room_slug)): Path<(String, String)>,
+    Path(room_key): Path<String>,
     headers: HeaderMap,
     jar: CookieJar,
     uri: Uri,
 ) -> impl IntoResponse {
-    let room_id = format!("{room_short}/{room_slug}");
+    let Some(room_id) = slug_types::room_id_from_route_segment(&room_key) else {
+        return (StatusCode::NOT_FOUND, "bad room path").into_response();
+    };
     let Some(nav) = ThreadNav::from_room_id(&room_id) else {
         return (StatusCode::NOT_FOUND, "bad room path").into_response();
     };
@@ -341,12 +343,14 @@ pub async fn room_garden_index(
 
 pub async fn room_external_garden_index(
     State(state): State<AppState>,
-    Path((room_short, room_slug)): Path<(String, String)>,
+    Path(room_key): Path<String>,
     headers: HeaderMap,
     jar: CookieJar,
     uri: Uri,
 ) -> impl IntoResponse {
-    let room_id = format!("{room_short}/{room_slug}");
+    let Some(room_id) = slug_types::room_id_from_route_segment(&room_key) else {
+        return (StatusCode::NOT_FOUND, "bad room path").into_response();
+    };
     let Some(nav) = ThreadNav::from_room_id(&room_id) else {
         return (StatusCode::NOT_FOUND, "bad room path").into_response();
     };
@@ -416,12 +420,14 @@ pub async fn room_external_garden_index(
 
 pub async fn room_external_ontology_path(
     State(state): State<AppState>,
-    Path((room_short, room_slug, path)): Path<(String, String, String)>,
+    Path((room_key, path)): Path<(String, String)>,
     headers: HeaderMap,
     jar: CookieJar,
     uri: Uri,
 ) -> impl IntoResponse {
-    let room_id = format!("{room_short}/{room_slug}");
+    let Some(room_id) = slug_types::room_id_from_route_segment(&room_key) else {
+        return (StatusCode::NOT_FOUND, "bad room path").into_response();
+    };
     let Some(nav) = ThreadNav::from_room_id(&room_id) else {
         return (StatusCode::NOT_FOUND, "bad room path").into_response();
     };
@@ -442,12 +448,14 @@ pub async fn room_external_ontology_path(
 
 pub async fn room_ontology_path(
     State(state): State<AppState>,
-    Path((room_short, room_slug, path)): Path<(String, String, String)>,
+    Path((room_key, path)): Path<(String, String)>,
     headers: HeaderMap,
     jar: CookieJar,
     uri: Uri,
 ) -> impl IntoResponse {
-    let room_id = format!("{room_short}/{room_slug}");
+    let Some(room_id) = slug_types::room_id_from_route_segment(&room_key) else {
+        return (StatusCode::NOT_FOUND, "bad room path").into_response();
+    };
     let Some(nav) = ThreadNav::from_room_id(&room_id) else {
         return (StatusCode::NOT_FOUND, "bad room path").into_response();
     };
diff --git a/server/src/html/search.rs b/server/src/html/search.rs
index 43e6ebf36cf0fe72c96f0f9d850bea51ac094c43..f01732f7edb32c68fcc10c39545c8f56476adb27 100644
--- a/server/src/html/search.rs
+++ b/server/src/html/search.rs
@@ -351,8 +351,8 @@ fn render_search_results(results: &SearchResults, query: &str) -> Markup {
                     ul class="search-posts" {
                         @for r in &results.posts {
                             @let (post_href, post_label) = if let Some((room, tag)) = r.thread.split_once("/#") {
-                                if let Some((short, slug)) = room.split_once('/') {
-                                    (format!("/r/{short}/{slug}/t/{tag}"), format!("{room}/#{tag}"))
+                                if let Some(seg) = slug_types::room_route_segment(room) {
+                           

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B — c_2722a3195825 (tommy-mor)

message

[5db58b98] Improve vote pair selection for spanning trees and rank refinement.

Prefer attaching unranked items to established components before comparing
isolates, then zip down adjacent rank-centrality pairs once the pool is fully
connected, skipping pairs that already have votes.

Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>

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diff --git a/server/src/pair.rs b/server/src/pair.rs
index 54b5d2417e9dba04ed8df422156e274c2b2f76b2..c14de4b0502c8b5a17cddf3746077739d56e03e0 100644
--- a/server/src/pair.rs
+++ b/server/src/pair.rs
@@ -3,13 +3,21 @@
 //! Pair selection prefers **bridge** votes — comparisons between items in
 //! different connected components of the voted-pairs graph — so the pool
 //! merges into one ranking group before refining within it.
+//!
+//! Among unvoted bridges, prefer merging established voted components, then
+//! attaching a never-voted child to an established component, and only then
+//! comparing two never-voted children (so the voted graph grows as one tree).
+//!
+//! Once every pool child sits in one voted component, refinement **zips** down
+//! the rank-centrality order: prefer 1 vs 2, then 2 vs 3, and so on, skipping
+//! pairs that already have a vote.
 
 use rand::seq::SliceRandom;
 use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
 
 use crate::{
     path_types::ItemId,
-    ranking::connected_components_from_voted_pairs,
+    ranking::{connected_components_from_voted_pairs, ranked_items},
     reducer::{GlobalTree, GroupState},
 };
 
@@ -28,36 +36,77 @@ fn pair_is_voted(group: &GroupState, a: &ItemId, b: &ItemId) -> bool {
     group.voted_pairs.contains(&(i, j))
 }
 
-/// Component id per pool item: voted-pairs graph components plus one id per
-/// never-voted child.
-fn component_ids(group: &GroupState, pool: &[ItemId]) -> HashMap<ItemId, usize> {
+/// Voted-pairs layout for pool items: component id per item plus which ids are
+/// multi-node voted components (ranked groups in the UI).
+struct ComponentLayout {
+    ids: HashMap<ItemId, usize>,
+    established: HashSet<usize>,
+}
+
+fn component_layout(group: &GroupState, pool: &[ItemId]) -> ComponentLayout {
     let n = group.idx_to_item.len();
     let (comps, isolates) =
         connected_components_from_voted_pairs(n, group.voted_pairs.iter().copied());
 
-    let mut out: HashMap<ItemId, usize> = HashMap::new();
+    let mut established = HashSet::new();
+    let mut ids: HashMap<ItemId, usize> = HashMap::new();
     for (comp_idx, comp) in comps.iter().enumerate() {
+        if comp.len() >= 2 {
+            established.insert(comp_idx);
+        }
         for &idx in comp {
             if idx < n {
-                out.insert(group.idx_to_item[idx].clone(), comp_idx);
+                ids.insert(group.idx_to_item[idx].clone(), comp_idx);
             }
         }
     }
     let mut next = comps.len();
     for &idx in &isolates {
         if idx < n {
-            out.insert(group.idx_to_item[idx].clone(), next);
+            ids.insert(group.idx_to_item[idx].clone(), next);
             next += 1;
         }
     }
     for item in pool {
-        out.entry(item.clone()).or_insert_with(|| {
+        ids.entry(item.clone()).or_insert_with(|| {
             let id = next;
             next += 1;
             id
         });
     }
-    out
+    ComponentLayout { ids, established }
+}
+
+/// Every pool child shares one multi-node voted component (spanning tree phase done).
+fn pool_fully_connected(layout: &ComponentLayout, pool: &[ItemId]) -> bool {
+    if pool.len() < 2 {
+        return false;
+    }
+    let mut comp_id = None;
+    for item in pool {
+        let Some(id) = layout.ids.get(item) else {
+            return false;
+        };
+        if !layout.established.contains(id) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        match comp_id {
+            None => comp_id = Some(*id),
+            Some(expected) if expected == *id => {}
+            _ => return false,
+        }
+    }
+    comp_id.is_some()
+}
+
+/// Pool children that appear in `group`, sorted best rank first.
+fn ranked_pool_order(group: &GroupState, pool: &[ItemId]) -> Vec<ItemId> {
+    let pool_set: HashSet<_> = pool.iter().collect();
+    ranked_items(group)
+        .into_iter()
+        .map(|r| r.item)
+        .filter(|id| pool_set.contains(id))
+        .collect()
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord)]
@@ -72,19 +121,108 @@ enum PairPriority {
     WithinVoted = 3,
 }
 
-fn pair_priority(
+/// Tie-break among unvoted bridge pairs.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord)]
+enum BridgeSubPriority {
+    /// Both endpoints lie in established (multi-node) voted components.
+    MergeEstablished = 0,
+    /// One established component member and one never-voted child.
+    AttachIsolate = 1,
+    /// Two never-voted children (separate singleton components).
+    IsolatePair = 2,
+}
+
+/// Tie-break among within-component pairs once the pool is one connected group.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord)]
+struct WithinSubPriority {
+    /// 1 = adjacent ranks (i vs i+1); larger = farther apart in the order.
+    rank_gap: usize,
+    /// min rank index of the two — zip from the top (1 vs 2 before 2 vs 3).
+    zip_index: usize,
+}
+
+const WITHIN_SUB_WORST: WithinSubPriority = WithinSubPriority {
+    rank_gap: usize::MAX,
+    zip_index: usize::MAX,
+};
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord)]
+struct PairSortKey {
+    priority: PairPriority,
+    bridge_sub: BridgeSubPriority,
+    within_sub: WithinSubPriority,
+}
+
+fn item_in_established(layout: &ComponentLayout, item: &ItemId) -> bool {
+    layout
+        .ids
+        .get(item)
+        .is_some_and(|id| layout.established.contains(id))
+}
+
+fn bridge_sub_priority(layout: &ComponentLayout, a: &ItemId, b: &ItemId) -> BridgeSubPriority {
+    let a_est = item_in_established(layout, a);
+    let b_est = item_in_established(layout, b);
+    match (a_est, b_est) {
+        (true, true) => BridgeSubPriority::MergeEstablished,
+        (true, false) | (false, true) => BridgeSubPriority::AttachIsolate,
+        (false, false) => BridgeSubPriority::IsolatePair,
+    }
+}
+
+fn within_sub_priority(
+    group: &GroupState,
+    pool: &[ItemId],
+    layout: &ComponentLayout,
+    a: &ItemId,
+    b: &ItemId,
+) -> WithinSubPriority {
+    if !pool_fully_connected(layout, pool) {
+        return WITHIN_SUB_WORST;
+    }
+    let order = ranked_pool_order(group, pool);
+    let (Some(i), Some(j)) = (order.iter().position(|x| x == a), order.iter().position(|x| x == b))
+    else {
+        return WITHIN_SUB_WORST;
+    };
+    WithinSubPriority {
+        rank_gap: i.abs_diff(j),
+        zip_index: i.min(j),
+    }
+}
+
+fn pair_sort_key(
     group: &GroupState,
-    components: &HashMap<ItemId, usize>,
+    pool: &[ItemId],
+    layout: &ComponentLayout,
     a: &ItemId,
     b: &ItemId,
-) -> PairPriority {
+) -> PairSortKey {
     let voted = pair_is_voted(group, a, b);
-    let bridge = components.get(a) != components.get(b);
-    match (bridge, voted) {
+    let bridge = layout.ids.get(a) != layout.ids.get(b);
+    let priority = match (bridge, voted) {
         (true, false) => PairPriority::BridgeUnvoted,
         (false, false) => PairPriority::WithinUnvoted,
         (true, true) => PairPriority::BridgeVoted,
         (false, true) => PairPriority::WithinVoted,
+    };
+    let bridge_sub = if priority == PairPriority::BridgeUnvoted {
+        bridge_sub_priority(layout, a, b)
+    } else {
+        BridgeSubPriority::MergeEstablished
+    };
+    let within_sub = if matches!(
+        priority,
+        PairPriority::WithinUnvoted | PairPriority::WithinVoted
+    ) {
+        within_sub_priority(group, pool, layout, a, b)
+    } else {
+        WITHIN_SUB_WORST
+    };
+    PairSortKey {
+        priority,
+        bridge_sub,
+        within_sub,
     }
 }
 
@@ -109,9 +247,12 @@ fn candidate_pairs(pool: &[ItemId], exclude: Option<(&ItemId, &ItemId)>) -> Vec<
 
 /// Pick the next pair to vote on within `pool`.
 ///
-/// 1. Prefer unvoted **bridge** pairs (connect separate ranking components).
-/// 2. Then unvoted within-component pairs (refinement).
-/// 3. Then already-voted pairs (re-compare).
+/// 1. Prefer unvoted **bridge** pairs (connect separate ranking components),
+///    with sub-priority: merge established components, attach an isolate to
+///    established, then compare two isolates.
+/// 2. Then unvoted within-component pairs; when the pool is one connected group,
+///    prefer adjacent ranks (1 vs 2, 2 vs 3, …) in order, skipping voted pairs.
+/// 3. Then already-voted pairs (re-compare), with the same zip ordering.
 pub fn suggest_next_pair_in_pool(
     group: &GroupState,
     pool: &[ItemId],
@@ -121,15 +262,15 @@ pub fn suggest_next_pair_in_pool(
     if candidates.is_empty() {
         return None;
     }
-    let components = component_ids(group, pool);
+    let layout = component_layout(group, pool);
     let best = candidates
         .iter()
-        .map(|(a, b)| (pair_priority(group, &components, a, b), (a, b)))
-        .min_by_key(|(p, _)| *p)?
+        .map(|(a, b)| (pair_sort_key(group, pool, &layout, a, b), (a, b)))
+        .min_by_key(|(k, _)| *k)?
         .0;
     let best_pairs: Vec<(ItemId, ItemId)> = candidates
         .into_iter()
-        .filter(|(a, b)| pair_priority(group, &components, a, b) == best)
+        .filter(|(a, b)| pair_sort_key(group, pool, &layout, a, b) == best)
         .collect();
     best_pairs.choose(&mut rand::thread_rng()).cloned()
 }
@@ -303,6 +444,38 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(from_ab && from_cd, "expected bridge pair, got {:?}", chosen);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn suggest_prefers_attach_over_isolate_pair_among_many_unranked() {
+        let parent = ItemId::parse("reddit.com/r/rust").unwrap();
+        let mut tree = seed_children(
+            &parent,
+            &[
+                "reddit.com/r/rust/a",
+                "reddit.com/r/rust/b",
+                "reddit.com/r/rust/c",
+                "reddit.com/r/rust/d",
+                "reddit.com/r/rust/e",
+            ],
+        );
+        let ab =
+            VoteData::from_recorded(1, "reddit.com/r/rust/a", "reddit.com/r/rust/b", 2, 1).unwrap();
+        tree.apply_vote(&parent, ab);
+        let group = tree.get(&parent).unwrap().local_ranking.clone();
+        let pool = children_of(&tree, &parent);
+        let pair = suggest_next_pair_in_pool(&group, &pool, None).unwrap();
+        let chosen = pair_set(&pair);
+        let from_ab =
+            chosen.contains("reddit.com/r/rust/a") || chosen.contains("reddit.com/r/rust/b");
+        let from_cde = chosen.contains("reddit.com/r/rust/c")
+            || chosen.contains("reddit.com/r/rust/d")
+            || chosen.contains("reddit.com/r/rust/e");
+        assert!(
+            from_ab && from_cde,
+            "expected ranked+unranked attach, got {:?}",
+            chosen
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn suggest_connects_isolate_to_existing_component() {
         let parent = ItemId::parse("reddit.com/r/rust").unwrap();
@@ -325,6 +498,65 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(chosen.contains("reddit.com/r/rust/a") || chosen.contains("reddit.com/r/rust/b"));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn suggest_zips_adjacent_ranks_when_tree_complete() {
+        let parent = ItemId::parse("reddit.com/r/rust").unwrap();
+        let mut tree = seed_children(
+            &parent,
+            &[
+                "reddit.com/r/rust/a",
+                "reddit.com/r/rust/b",
+                "reddit.com/r/rust/c",
+            ],
+        );
+        // Star at a connects all three; b-c is the only unvoted adjacent pair left.
+        for (a, b, l, r) in [
+            ("reddit.com/r/rust/a", "reddit.com/r/rust/b", 3, 1),
+            ("reddit.com/r/rust/a", "reddit.com/r/rust/c", 2, 1),
+        ] {
+            let v = VoteData::from_recorded(1, a, b, l, r).unwrap();
+            tree.apply_vote(&parent, v);
+        }
+        let group = tree.get(&parent).unwrap().local_ranking.clone();
+        let pool = children_of(&tree, &parent);
+        let pair = suggest_next_pair_in_pool(&group, &pool, None).unwrap();
+        let chosen = pair_set(&pair);
+        // a-b and a-c voted;

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